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The amount you work is one of the few variables in your control. I'm still a believer that luck plays a bigger role than most will give credit. Also, people t
by econner 10y ago
The amount you work is one of the few variables in your control. I'm still a believer that luck plays a bigger role than most will give credit.
Also, people tend to think they work harder than they actually do. I'm sure they worked hard, but there's almost no chance they were working 130 hour weeks, certainly not consistently. There are only 168 hours in a week. I also don't believe the one all-nighter a week line. Working like this would completely destroy your productivity.
- andreasklinger 10y agoI found this especially true in US culture. There seems to be a lot of "showing off" of and around your work.
- eeeeeeeeeeeee 10y agoYep, not just in work, but in personal life too. Everyone is always so "busy" but if you actually probe, it's mostly false or exaggerated. I don't know why having free time is such a dirty word.
- justicezyx 10y agoFrankly speaking, one all-nighter a week sadly is quite possible for early google employee. I know of early days operational people (SREs were not a thing yet) need to stay in campus to resolve production issues. They need to stay all-night or come to office in midnight regularly every week.